Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24323813-20140310033154/@comment-24323813-20140310220535

@Neildown: Religion has done little to further science. Hindus and Muslims invented the modern numeric system independent of their religion—they would have done it just as well had they been atheists. You could argue that religion enforces moral values, but ultimately, religion is not a tool to ask questions—it is a way to be SATISFIED with a single, ambiguous answer that may or may not be true. Mankind's heritage did come from questioning everything, yes, but that was done independently of religion.

I say religion is "old" because we don't actually need it. Look at the bible—it contains references to old and abandoned scientific beliefs, cultural standards, etc. that were acceptable in the old society but not today. In the bible, women are presented as inferior, but preaching this belief would probably make you a pariah nowadays. Long story short, religion is rooted in the old ways, where humans were ignorant and the culture was vastly different.

When I say that there is no evidence for religion, I might have come across as being a bit vague. Religion is not just God, religion is all the stuff that surrounds His rules, actions, etc (Jesus this, Muhammad that). Religion does not have any significant evidence to support its outlandish claims (except the odd logical arguement which is countered by another logical arguement).

On the "first cause": Let us say that the Big Bang happened (there is actually evidence to support it). That is when time originated—there was no TIME before that. So...why must there be a first cause? In fact—what caused god?

All in all, atheism and science do not answer everything. I accept that. As humans, we must continue searching for answers and not be satisfied with an explanation unless we have SOLID PROOF. Religion necessitates being satisfied with an explanation and not searching beyond that. This is why I condemn religion more than I condemn the idea of a god—I will not accept the idea of a god until I am absolutely sure "it" exists, but I will always condemn religion for being audaciously satisfied with unfounded knowledge.

Thank you for your opinion Neildown :)

@Niko: Your circular arguments fail to make any sense; I will not argue with you any longer.